SACD, Ives, C (composer)

Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Davis has thought long and hard about these…and his Melbourne orchestra responds with confidence and precision…fine performances of fascinating and often thrilling music — BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

everyone should appreciate Davis’s subtle dynamic shadings, heartfelt phrasings, and the finale’s magical tapestry of universal harmony…you cannot fault the performance’s warmth or the haunting... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Music for a Time of War is a compelling and inspired example of intelligent programme planning, and it’s extremely well played by the Oregon Symphony conducted by Carlos Kalmar… The live recorded... — International Record Review, February 2012 More…

The results can be extraordinarily complex, but Thomas – Ives’s pre-eminent orchestral interpreter – navigates with smooth skill…the SFS Chorus give bright, if brief, renditions of significant... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The live recording...is absolutely stunning, with the organ clearly spaced in Davies Hall, allowing Paul Jacobs to be in the foreground, and yet an integral part of the orchestra, as the composer... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Davis sifts the composer’s complexities with clarity. — Financial Times, 28th March 2015 More…

The present instrument as heard on this disc clearly has great presence and character although it has to be admitted that as heard here the sounds it produces are by no means all pleasant. The... — MusicWeb International, 4th September 2013 More…